Top retailers raise Rs 4,000 crore as store expansion hits four-year highIndia's largest retailers are significantly increasing offline store launches this fiscal year. Companies like Reliance Retail and Trent ar...
23 Jul, 2026, 08.31 AM IST
Scientists copy honeybees' technique! How nature's engineering secret helped create solar panels that are nearly 50% lighter than conventional designsResearchers developed lightweight solar panels inspired by nature's honeycomb structure. These new modules are significantly lighter than c...
13 Jul, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
El Nino impact in sight even as top FMCG firms bet on rising India consumptionIndia's top retail firms anticipate robust April-June revenue growth, fueled by steady consumer demand and improving rural sentiment. Compa...
05 Jul, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
India likely won't export sugar for years as El Nino, ethanol squeeze supplyOnce as a top sugar exporter, India is now anticipating a three-year stretch of significant export deficits, primarily driven by El Nino's ...
22 Jun, 2026, 07.07 AM IST
China's factory inflation hits 3-year high as energy costs surgeChina's producer inflation rose to a near three-year high of 3.9% in May, driven by higher energy costs and AI-related demand, while consum...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
Domestic-coated sugar export banDue to a shortfall in sugar production linked to adverse weather conditions, India has placed a temporary ban on sugar exports through Sept...
17 May, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Safe haven status takes a bit of a dentIndian corporate earnings remain under pressure, but expectations of tax-induced consumption revival and interest rate cuts are rising. Whi...
15 May, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Say hello to a new all-consuming IndiaIndia's consumption is now a combination of a sprinting top-tier that is approaching affluent economy levels, and a mass market that, too, ...
28 Feb, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Inflation at 6.8 pc not too high to deter private consumption, or weaken inducement to invest: Economic SurveyReserve Bank of India (RBI) projection of 6.8 per cent inflation for FY23 was outside the upper target limit of 6 per cent, according to th...
31 Jan, 2023, 03.35 PM IST
India's power consumption grows 13.31% in September; 11.65% in H1 FY23India's power consumption grew by 13.31% on an annual basis to 127.39 billion units (BU) in September 2022 and 11.65% during the first six ...
02 Oct, 2022, 11.50 AM IST
Regulate, not ban, for safe drinkingThe way to minimise liquor-related tragedies is not prohibiting its consumption as in Gujarat and Bihar, but by bringing alcohol consumptio...
31 Jul, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
View: Making a case for regulating alcohol consumption and eliminating illicit brewsStates should assign higher priority to revamping their excise administration and policing. Moreover, the capability of the health system i...
11 Jun, 2022, 12.46 AM IST
COVID caution pushes household savings by more than two-fold in Q1'20-21Preliminary estimates by RBI indicate that household financial savings jumped to 21.4 per cent of GDP in the first quarter(April-June) of 2...
17 Nov, 2020, 06.41 PM IST
What's on your plate? Choosing a big breakfast over a lavish dinner may prevent diabetesIt also helps prevent obesity and high blood sugar.
20 Feb, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Want to reverse binge drinking effects? Try this anti-anxiety drugTwo weeks of daily treatment with the drug reversed the effects of 15 weeks of binge-like alcohol consumption.
10 Feb, 2018, 03.25 PM IST
Consumption spurt to lift sentiment: Deutsche BankThe brokerage also said that the higher pay commission awards should coincide with the festive season (Sept-Nov) induced consumption uptick.
31 Aug, 2016, 08.10 AM IST
Mirrors can make unhealthy foods less tastyWatching yourself in the mirror while eating can reduce the perceived tastiness of unhealthy food.
19 Dec, 2015, 11.52 AM IST